Countries

Greece
HRI

Greece received an overall ranking of 22nd in this year’s HRI. It showed slight improvement in its ranking for Pillar 4 (Protection and International Law), moving from 22nd to 19th. Its next best ranking by pillar was for Pillar 1 (Responding to needs) at 21st [...] Read more...

Germany
HRI

Germany climbed one position in this year’s HRI, to 16th position. Its best ranking was in Pillar 4 (Protection and International Law), where it reached 15th place, followed by Pillar 1 (Responding to needs) in 16th position, and 17th position in Pillar 2 (Prevention [...] Read more...

France
HRI

France ranked 20th among the donors in the HRI 2008 and again in the HRI 2009. France’s rankings by pillar were among the lowest in the donor group. Its highest ranking was 13th in Pillar 5 (Learning and accountability), largely due to the indicator on conducting [...] Read more...

Finland
HRI

Finland is ranked 12th in the HRI 2009 ranking for the second consecutive year. In Pillar 1 (Responding to needs) it ranked 10th, on Pillar 3 (Working with humanitarian partners) it ranked 8th, while its ranking for Pillar 2 (Prevention, risk reduction, and recovery [...] Read more...

European Commission
HRI

The European Commission maintained its 2008 5th place ranking this year. In the rankings by pillar, there was little variation from 2008. The EC scored highest in Pillars 2 (Prevention, risk reduction and recovery) and 5 (Learning and accountability), ranking [...] Read more...

Denmark
HRI

Denmark slipped one position in the HRI ranking, from 3rd to 4th. It ranked consistently well across all pillars, with a first place ranking in Pillar 5 (Learning and accountability), 2nd position in Pillar 2 (Prevention, risk reduction and recovery), and 3rd [...] Read more...

Canada
HRI

Canada dropped three positions in the HRI 2009 ranking, from 10th in 2008 to 13th. The main factors behind the change in overall position concern several quantitative indicators. Nevertheless, Canada continued to score well in many qualitative (survey) indicators [...] Read more...

Belgium
HRI

Belgium’s overall ranking in the HRI this year slid from 14th to 17th. Similarly, its ranking by pillar also decreased across the five pillars – most notably in Pillar 4 (Protection and International Law) where it moved down six positions to 17th place. This [...] Read more...

Austria
HRI

Austria’s ranking in the HRI has improved from 2008 to 2009, moving up three positions from 21st to 18th. The country improved its performance across all five pillars, most dramatically in Pillar 4 (Protection and International Law), moving up nine positions [...] Read more...

Australia
HRI

Australia moved up one position in the HRI ranking this year, from 11th to 10th. Overall, Australia’s scores in qualitative (survey) indicators fell in comparison to its peers, but it was still among the donors rated above the overall average. Improvements [...] Read more...